Package of razor blades



May 16, 1933. J. c. SHERMAN PACKAGE OF RAZOR BLADES Filed March 25, 1930 having a Patented May 16, 1933 JOHN C. SHERMAN, F GOBI-IAM, MAINE PACKAGE 0F RAZOR BLADES I Application filed March 25, 1930. Serial No. 438,804..

'This invention relates to a package of safety razor blades particularly adapted for convenient use with a safety razor such as p is described in my applications Serial No. 251,561, filed February 3, 1928, Serial No. 339,527, filed February 13, 1929, and Serial No. 401,402 filed October 22,1929. The present application is a continuation in part of these copending applications. 7 I I 2 An object ofthe package hereinafter describedisto facilitate the changing of blades in a safety razor withouttouching the blade itself'with'the fingers. Tothis end a pair ofsmall hooks or catches are provided on a'guard plate of the razor itself, the catches being adapted to pass through suitable apertures inthe blade and to catch on the lower face of the blade. For the successful operation of such arazor 1n picking up a blade, it

'20 is necessary 'toprovide a suitable clearance beneath the apertures through which the catches are to extend so that the catches may project throughthe blade far enough to catch on the lower face. .To this end the individual blades are arranged in alternation with a series of spacing elements which are suitably perforated to provide the desired clearances; Accordingtothe invention, a suitable support maybe provided for holding the blades I .30 in conven ent position to be picked up the guard plate of'the' razor. The spacing elements may be made ,of suitable material adapted toenclose andprotect the from the atmosphere.v

135 For a more complete understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the description-thereof whichfollows and to the drawing, of which,,' v

Figure 1 is a'pe'rspective view of a'support 7 portion of a package of blades thereon. V

1 Figure 2 is alperspective view of a spacing element. 1 I -Figure 3 is a section on the line 33-of Figure 1 Y I Figure 4 is a fragmentary section on' the line 44 of Figure 1. r V

'Figure 5 is a fragmentary section similar to' Figure 4:, showing ,a slightly modified formof spacing element.

blades Figure 6 is a perspective view of a complete package of blades. 2

Referring to the drawing in detail, the package may consist of a number of blades 10, each blade having a series of three apertures 11 therein which may, if desired, be connected by a slot12, these aperturesfand slots being for the purpose of receiving portions of the razor itself adapted to hold the blade in position. The blades 10 are also provided with apair ofaperture-s13 adapted to receive the catches on the guard plate of a razor such as is described-in my copending applications 'hereinbefore referred to. 'Between each successive provide a spacing element 20 which'may be made of any substance suitable for the .purpose such as wood fiber whichis-cheap" and easily obtainable. Each spacing element is preferably indented on one or both of its 7 faces, as at 21, the maximum thickness of the spacer being inthe form of'a narrow rim -22-which extends around the depressed por tion 21 of the faces.

For convenience in handling a finger tab 23 may be provided at an end of the spacer. c

e In order to provide suitable clearancebeneath the perforations 13' so, as to permit the hooks of the razor: to pass freely through the perforations 13 and to catch on the under 8 side of the blade 1O, suitable perforations 24 may be provided in the spacer 20 I These may be made of sufficient size to include also the two apertures 11' which are adjacent to the perforations 13, so that the entire package may be placed on a pair of supporting pins 25 I which, in turn, may be mounted on asuitable platform 26. The recessed portions 21 pressed into the faces of the-spacer are adapted to be sufliciently deep toreceive a blade between successive spacers and'to permit the outer rims 22 tov rest against'eac'h other, as V shownin Figure 4, thus protecting the'edges of the blade from contact with the spacers and from exposure to the atmosphere. Where both faces of each spacer'are indented,

the depthlof the recesses is preferablyhalf the thickness of a blade,-as s'hownin Figures 3, 4. and 5, so that when the rims 22 of successive spacers-are in face to face contact,

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the indented faces of the spacers abut the faces of the blade between them. This results in the enclosure of the cutting edges of the blades in compartments which are cut off completely from the outside atmosphere. The clearance between the cutting edges of the blades and the spacers may be increased, if desired, by indenting more deeply the portions of the faces of the spacers 27 adjacent to the rims 22, as shown at 27 in Figure 5. This more effectively protects the cuttingedges of the blades from possible contact with individual fibers which might stick out from the surface of the spacer.

A suitable number ofblades 10 with a sufficient number of spacers toenclo'se them separately may be assembled as shown in Figure 6, with aband' 30.0f paper or thelike secured around the package. In order to pre ventjlateral displacement of thespacers upon each otlier'which might result'in exposure of blades to-the atmosphere, and to stiffen packageas a whole, I may provide a pair of. members 31 which have hollow lower end portions to take over theends of the pins 25. These members may be thin metal tubes, as shown are preferably of a length to eX- tend through a package of blades and spacers from top to bottom. The upper en d portions of: these members may bev s ightly enlarged so as to make a tight fit in the uppermost spacer and thus to retain the members in positioni The pins-'25 of th package holder may have reduced upper portions32 with shoulders 33 adapted to be engaged by the liowerends of the tubes 31. Thus the blades and spacers may be conveniently placed on a support by placing a package above the sup port with the lower ends of the tubes 31 restingon the shoulders'33of the supportingpins 25. Downward pressure on the package will 7 cause the blades and spacers to slide from the tubes3l to the pins 25. "The tie element 80 may encircle. the package between the tubes 31, as shown, so that it need not be removed until the package has beenshifted from the tubes 31 to the pins 25. The tubes 31' and tie element 30 are then removed and thrown away, the spacers and blades thereupon being ready to be removed one at a time as desired. V r

I. claim:

1. A package of razor blades comprising a plurality of spacing elements and ablade between each pair of successive elements, each said spacing element having a depressedarea in a face thereof to receive a blade and a marginal'rim in face-to-face engagement with themarginal-rims of the adjacent spacers.

2. A package of safety razor blades comprising a plurality ofblades, each having a pair of perforations therein adapted to cooperate w1th catches on a ra zor, and a spacing element between each pair of successive blades, each said spacing element having perforations therethrough in line with said perforations in each blade, whereby a pair of uninterrupted holes extend through the package.

3. A package of safety razor blades comprising a plurality of blades each having a pair of perforations therethrough adapted to receive catch elements on a razor, and? a spacing element between each pair of successive blades, said spacing element having a depressed area in a-face thereof adapted to receive a blade, said spacing element also having a pair of apertures therein adapted to underlie the perforations in a blade.

4. A spacing element for a razor blade package comprising a substantially rectangular fiat member having an area indented in each face thereof to receive blades therein, said indented areas being surrounded by at thicker marginal rim, and a tab projecting from one corner of saidrectangular memher, said member also having. a; pain of'perforaticns 'th-erethrough adapted to underlie, perforations in a: razor blade.

5. A package of razor blades comprising a plurality of perforated blades, aperforated spacing element between successive blades and on the top and bottom of the package, each said element having-a rim portion't-hickrer than the intermediate portionand in con-- tact with the rim portions of the adjacent elements, a pair of tubes extending downwardly from the top to the bottom of said package through perforations in said blades 7 and spacers, and a timememb'er encircling; said package.

6. A. rectangular fibrous spacing element; for. a. package of safety razor blades having a fingerstab projecting froma corner thereof.-

'2. A; rectangular fibrous spacing. element having a continuous rim portion ofxsubstane tially' uniform thickness about'its periphery, and: a centralaport-ion of lesserthickness, saidelement; also having-a finger=tab projecting? fromsaid rim.f V i r 8. A; package of razor blades, comprising? a. plurality of blades, spacingelementsbe tween successive blades and: onthe top and: bottom of the package,. and a pair of 'mem-- bers extending: from the topto the bottom ofthe package through pierforations in the blades and spacers,.the lower end portioniofi each member being hollow; p

9; A package of razor blades, comprising plurality of blades, spacing elements be tween successive blades and on the top and bottom'of the package, a pair of members extending fromthe top to the bottom-ofthe package through perforations in the'blades and spacers, each said member havinga hol low lower end-portion, and a tie element en,- circling said package and passing betwe'en said members.

10. A package of perforated razor blades, comprising a plurality of alternating blades- 139 and spacers in face to face engagement, each said spacer having a pair of perforations aligned with blade perforations and a continuous rim portion which is thicker'than the intermediate portion and in contact the rim portions of the, spacers adjacent thereto, and a pair of members extending through said package in aligned perforations of said blades and spacers, said members each having a hollow lower end portion.

11. A package of razor blades comprising a plurality of spacing elements and a blade between each pair of elements, said spacing elements having shallow indentations on faces thereof bounded by rim portions adapted to engage each other when a blade is between the spacers, the portions of thespacers adjacent to the cutting edges of the blades being additionally indented to provide extra clearance between the cutting edges and the spacers. v

12. A spacing element for a blade package, said element comprising a relatively thin central portion having surfaces to receive razor blades, and a relatively thick rim portion entirely surrounding the central portion and spaced from the cutting edges of blades 7 in position against the faces of said central portion, said central portion having perforations in line with perforations of blades assembled therewith, said central portion also having depressed areas adjacent to the cutting edges of said blades to provide" extra clearance from the cutting edges. 7

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature.

with

JOHN C. SHERMAN; 

